Study and orientation of the Mt. Oche `Dragon House' in Euboea, Greece

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Jul 2009

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Journal of Astronomical History and Heritage (ISSN 1440-2807), Vol. 12, No. 2, p. 153 - 158 (2009).

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Dragon-House, Drakospito, Euboea, Astronomical Observatory

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In southern Euboea, Central Greece, there are several megalithic buildings known as ‘drakospita’ (or dragon houses) whose builders and purpose are unknown. On 22 March 2002 and 4 July 2004 we visited the bestpreserved of all drakospita on top of Mt. Oche, measured its dimensions and calculated its orientation based on the azimuth of sunset and moonrise. A Sirius-rise orientation corresponding to ca 1100 B.C., not inconsistent with previous archaeological dating based on artefacts found inside the structure, indicates a religious/astronomical purpose for the building. It could probably be argued that at least the famous drakospito at Mt. Oche was not only a place of worship but also an ancient astronomical observatory.

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